Jamaica vs Tonga: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Jamaica
0.2%
in 2023
Tonga
0.2%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
75th
Tonga rank
72nd
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Jamaica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tonga ahead.
Jamaica ranks 75th and Tonga ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Jamaica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Jamaica and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Tonga rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Jamaica ranks 75th and Tonga ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.